ESA-2016-146: EMC Avamar Data Store and Avamar Virtual Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

EMC Product Security Response Center <Security_Alert@xxxxxxx> · Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:07:48 +0000

Affected products:  
?	EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1.

Summary:  
EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1 contain a vulnerability that may allow malicious administrators to compromise Avamar servers.

Details:
Incorrect file ownership may allow a malicious administrative user to bypass some sudo command restrictions and execute commands as root, resulting in a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Resolution:  
The following EMC Avamar releases contain a resolution to this vulnerability:
?	Avamar Server Version 7.3.0 with Hotfix 268253
?	Avamar Server Version 7.3.1 with Hotfix 272363

EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:
To upgrade your EMC Avamar system, contact your account representative or EMC Remote Proactive Customer Support at https://support.emc.com and refer to this article number.

Credits:
EMC would like to thank Thorsten Tüllmann from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, for reporting the issue described in this advisory.

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